Features of ion acceleration by circularly polarized laser pulses
Authors: Liseikina T.V., Macchi A.
Autors Affiliation: polyLAB, CNR-INFM, and Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi,” Università di Pisa, Pisa I-56127, Italy
Abstract: The characteristics of a MeV ion source driven by superintense, ultrashort laser pulses with circular polarization are studied by means of particle-in-cell simulations. Predicted features include high efficiency, large ion density, low divergence, and the possibility of femtosecond duration. A comparison with the case of linearly polarized pulses is made. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 91 (17) Pages from: 171502-1 to: 171502-3
KeyWords: laser-plasma interactions; ion acceleration by laser beams; particle-in-cell simulationsDOI: 10.1063/1.2803318Citations: 71data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2021-12-05References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here